Protected farmers from price drops by providing crop subsidies to reduce production, educational programs to teach methods of preventing soil erosion
What is AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)
100
The day that Germany surrendered the war is known as ________ and the day that Japan surrendered the war is known as _________.
What is V-E Day, V-J Day
100
a Soviet attempt to starve out the allies in Berlin in order to gain supremacy. This led to the ____________
What is Berlin Blockade; Berlin Airlift
100
competition between two or more parties for military supremacy-- the most prominent instance of such a competition was the rapid development by the United States and the Soviet Union of more and better nuclear weapons during the Cold War
What is arms race
100
After the war, families had tons of babies, creating this. Led to a 20 % population growth during the 50s and led to increasing consumer demand.
What is baby boom
200
Sent 250K young men to work camps to preform reforestation and conservation tasks. Removed surplus of workers from cities, provided healthy conditions for boys, provided money for families
What is CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
200
The Japanese naval air force made a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in this place in Hawaii. Several battleships of the U.S. Pacific fleet were damaged or sunk. This attack resulted in an American declaration of war the following day.
What is Pearl Harbor
200
Winston Churchill declared an "_______________" had descended across Eastern Europe, referring to the rise of communism there as satellite nations under the USSR
What is iron curtain
200
20th century forein policy theory-- promoted by the government of the United States-- that speculated if one land in a region came under the influence of Communists then more would follow
What is domino theory
200
proposed amendment to the U.S. constitution passed by Congress and submitted to the states for ratification in 1971; outlawing discrimination based on gender, it was at first seen as a great victory by women's-rights groups. The amendment fell 3 states short of the 38 required for ratification. However, many states have adopted similar amendments to their state constitutions
What is Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
300
Created federally insured bank deposits ($2500 per investor at first) to prevent bank failures
What is FDIC (Glass-Steagall Act)
300
The legislation gave President Franklin D. Roosevelt the powers to sell, transfer, exchange, lend equipment to any country to help it defend itself against the Axis powers
What is Lend-Lease Act
300
1947, $5.3 billion to Europe to help rebuild post-war
What is Marshall Plan
300
(1950-1953) First "hot war" of the Cold war. This war began in 1950 when the Soviet-backed North invaded the South before meeting a counter-offensive by UN Forces, dominated by the United States. The war ended in stalemate in 1953.--first test of the containment theory
What is Korean War
300
1944-- provided for college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans as well as one-year of unemployment compensation. It also provided loans for returning veterans to buy homes and start businesses.
What is G.I Bill (Service Readjustment Act)
400
defined unjust labor practices, secured workers the right to bargain collectively, and established the National Labor Relations Board.
What is National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)
400
1941-Pledge signed by US president FDR and British prime minister Winston Churchill not to acquire new territory as a result of WWII and to work for peace after the war
What is Atlantic Chartler
400
an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
400
Term for making ruthless and unfair charges against opponents, such as those leveled by a red-hunting Wisconsin senator in the 1950s
What is mccarthyism
400
Authorized the construction of 42,000 miles of interstate highways linking all the nation's major cities.
What is Interstate Highway Act
500
A New Deal agency created to generate electric power and control floods in a seven-U.S.-state region . It created many dams that provided electricity as well as jobs.
What is Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
500
the 1943 meeting between FDR, Stalin, and Churchill in which plans were made for a Soviet attack on Germany from the east to be coordinated with an Allied invasion from the west
What is Teheran Conference
500
Stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere. Stopping the spread of the sphere of communist influence
What is Truman Doctrine
500
1959-1970 Engaged in a war that many viewed as having no way to win, U.S. leaders lost the American public's support for the war. Since the end of the war, this war has become a benchmark for what not to do in all future U.S. foreign conflicts.
What is Vietnam War
500
most significant social trend of postwar era; massive shift in population from the central city